1. My favorite Tolkien work is probably Lord of the Rings. Not a deep dive answer but I've read it quite a lot.
2. My favorite non-Tolkien fantasies (as traditional fantasy goes) are probably Howard's Conan, Moorcock's Elric and Hawkmoon (though I firmly disagree with Moorcock's dismissive tone toward Tolkien's work), Andre Norton's Spellsinger, and Raymond Feist's Magician series. I also like Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (which is certainly fantasy, though not of the swords and elves type) and I've enjoyed a few of the Warcraft tie-in books. Oh, and Dragonlance.
And not quite fantasy but recognizing their influence just as medievalist tales, I really like Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (as my avatar might show) and Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
I like Magician and Andre Norton’s Witch World. She also wrote a really good book called Quag Keep set in Greyhawk. And I love Ivanhoe.
Andre Norton wrote a stunning number of books. She was a cool lady and I've read quite a few, though I'm more partial to the fantasy than sci-fi (which is true of me in general). I had forgotten about Quag Keep! I had a copy but never got around to reading it.
Wait, no, forget the Dragonkeeper Chronicles, its The Spiderwick Chronicles. Basically anything by Tony DiTerlizzi. I was actually into his stuff before I got into D&D.
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Wait, no, forget the Dragonkeeper Chronicles, its The Spiderwick Chronicles. Basically anything by Tony DiTerlizzi. I was actually into his stuff before I got into D&D.
My thoughts: What appears to be Sauron has a sword... Awesome! The dwarven outfits seem to be following the style established by the movies: Great! The elvish-looking breastplate and sword are very similar to Thranduil's in the Hobbit movie: He's my favourite elf (sorry Legolas) so AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also: What's with the Rohan-esque horse sword and scale mail guy? The forerunners of the Rohirrim didn't have much to do with horses until Eorl came along so.... ???
I agree 😊. I prefer fantasy too.
1: I haven't read anything else by him. I did start his translation of Beowulf, but I never finished it.
2: Hard question, I'd say either the Dragonkeeper Chronicles or Harry Potter
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Wait, no, forget the Dragonkeeper Chronicles, its The Spiderwick Chronicles. Basically anything by Tony DiTerlizzi. I was actually into his stuff before I got into D&D.
Hi, I am not a chest. I deny with 100% certainty that I am a chest. I can neither confirm nor deny what I am beyond that.
I used to portray Krathian, Q'ilbrith, Jim, Tara, Turin, Nathan, Tench, Finn, Alvin, and other characters in various taverns.
I also do homebrew, check out my Spells and Magic Items
"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange eons, even death may die"
I read Beowulf in high school, but I have no idea who translated it.
He was the Planescape guy.
Slow again.... LotR
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Yes and yes.
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The Doom of Mandos?
Slow again…. Remember when this thing would get through like 3 pages a day?
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I think me and Penelope (and occasionally Pug) are all that’s left of the old crowd.
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What happened to Gradius?
He hasn't been online since early January :'(
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Darn…
Maybe he’ll come back after his new relationship finds its natural groove.
Let's hope so.
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Character posters from the new LotR show revealed. Source.
Very cool! Can't wait 'till the actual thing comes out!
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Looks awesome
Agreed! Let's hope they do a good job with it.
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My thoughts: What appears to be Sauron has a sword... Awesome! The dwarven outfits seem to be following the style established by the movies: Great! The elvish-looking breastplate and sword are very similar to Thranduil's in the Hobbit movie: He's my favourite elf (sorry Legolas) so AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also: What's with the Rohan-esque horse sword and scale mail guy? The forerunners of the Rohirrim didn't have much to do with horses until Eorl came along so.... ???
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
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